THE WOMEN'S WAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1750, 15 May 1913, Page 5

THE WOMEN'S WAR.

THE CONSPIRACY CHARGES. MRS. DHUMMOND'S BAIL EXTENDED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, May 13. - At the hearing of the conspiracy ease in which seven women (including Mrs. Drummond) and a man named Clayton, a consulting analyst, arc charged with conspiring with Mrs. Pankhurst and others to damage property, a doctor stated that an operation on Mrs. Drummond was necessary. He added that at his request an address that was to be given at tho nursing homo where Mrs. Drummond is was withheld, because the public was boycotting the home. Mrs. Drummond's period of bail was extended by two months. Mrs. Strunga gave evidence that after tho destruction of her Kew and other tea-rooms she appealed to Miss ICerr, one of the accused, to discontinue the outrages, but the latter refused to promise to do so. A medal maker gave evidence as to supplying the Women's Social and Political Union with medals and brooches inscribed "For valour," "Fed by force," "Hunger strike." Some of the medals cost a pound each.

WHAT THE MEDALS COST. ] (Rec. May 15, 0.35 a.m.) . London, May 14. The manufacturers gave evidence that tho "for valour" medals cost Gs.; "fed by force" medals, 205.; "hunger strike" medals,, 9s. Cd.; and "grille" medals, 2s. 2d. Framed testimonials were given to all Suffragettes who wore convicted. SCRATCHING WINDOWS. London, May 13. The words, "Votes for Women!" were scratched on drapers' windows at Norwich. R will cost five hundred pounds to replace the windows. ANOTHER GOVERNMENT PROBLEM. M.P.'S AND "THE SUFFRAGETTE." London, May 13. Tho Labour press agency states that though Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, Labour M.P., who has stated that he will undertake to print "Tho Suffragette," does not favour militancy, he will publish .tho paper bacauso the Government will sluink from dealing with prominent ponents. If he is arrested, Mr. Keir Hardio will replace him, and so on until tho Government is wearied or the supply of martyrs runs cut

(Rec. May 15, 0.35 a.m.) London, May U. Mr. Benson, treasurer of the Independent Labour Party, states that every issue of "The Suffragette" will be censored, and incitements to outrage will be excluded.